The clinical effectiveness of transurethral incision of the prostate: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-32

  Lourenco, Tania ^a   Shaw, Matthew ^b   Fraser, Cynthia ^a   MacLennan, Graeme ^a   N'Dow, James ^c   Pickard, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benign prostate enlargement; Meta analysis; Systematic review; Transurethral incision of prostate; Transurethral resection of prostate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 75849123865     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-009-0496-8     Document Type: Article

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